 The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 93,708, of whom 47,178 were men and 46,530 were women; 17,712 or 18.9% of its population were urban dwellers.The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 95.71% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 3.4% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 72,791, of whom 35,912 are men and 36,879 are women; 16,454 or 22.60% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.9%.